Mundaka X Motorhead - video
Saturday 02/01 7
Mundaka's old world aesthetic contrasts againsts Motorhead's three chord dirge in this Basque dedication to Lemmy Kilmeister. Video from aritzaranburu.com.
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Tim Bonython's Best of 2015 Part 2 - Paddle Power
Friday 01/01 2
The eternal grommet, Tim Bonython chased the biggest swells of the year around Australia and across the world. Here's Part 2 of his 'best of' selection shot from Peahi (Jaws), the North Shore and Cow Bombie.
Behind the Shot - Steve Wall
Thursday 31/12 3
Steve Wall talks about the behind the scenes work and planning that goes into nailing a shot like today's Wave of the Day.
Tim Bonython's Best of 2015 Part 1 - Slabs
Thursday 31/12 3
Tim Bonython chased the biggest swells of the year around Australia and across the world. Here's a 'best of' selection shot by Tim from The Right, Shipsterns and Teahupoo. Part 2 will have all the big wave action from Jaws, Cow Bombie and the North Shore.
Swellnet's biggest articles of 2015: Sharks, huge Indonesian swells and Slater's wave pool
Wednesday 30/12 3
Unsurprisingly, sharks topped the list with five of our top ten ranking stories.
Shipstern Bluff Wipeout Reel - video
Tuesday 29/12 5
Pretty self explanatory. Pure evil and brutality dished out by Shipsterns captured close and tight by Dave Otto.
G-Land: Ready or not
Tuesday 29/12 6
The email came through from one of the boys while stuck at the Denpasar Airport. Yatesy isn’t much of a big wave charger and (by the sounds of it) not very well prepared when it comes to forecasting size, choosing equipment and deciding on surf locations.
James Hollmer Cross Point Break/Pedra wipeout - video
Thursday 24/12 0
While filming a historic day of surfing at Pedra Branca, James Hollmer Cross suffered the worst wipeout of his life, coming unstuck on one of the biggest waves ever surfed there. Featured in the new Point Break Movie, Tim Bonython talks to James only hours after the horrific beating.
The Search Episode 3: Right Foot Forward
Thursday 24/12 18
The latest episode from Rip Curl's 'The Search' sees goofyfooters Louie Hynd, Jacob Willcox and Harry Bryant bailing a well occupied barreling left in search of a wave just to themselves.
Nazare Carnage: Tom Lowe and Jamie Mitchell - video
Wednesday 23/12 9
English charger Tom Lowe took off on his first wave at Nazare, only to be greeted by Jamie Mitchell's jetski at the bottom of the wave. Here's Tom's account of what happened.
Hawaiian highlights - video
Tuesday 22/12 4
Brenno and Harry took to The Rock for three weeks this past December, and scored some incredible Hawaiian action. Here's a highlight reel from the Mad Hueys.
Tsunamis: In preparation for the big one
Tuesday 22/12 31
The Earth Observatory of Singapore estimate that the tsunami would strike the Mentawai Islands within 5-10 minutes and would be of potentially devastating size.